Sir William Bowes was a British landowner and M.P.

William Bowes was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge

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. He was one of the two Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for County Durham

County Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 during the second, third and fourth

Oxford Parliament (1681)

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 Parliaments of Charles II, and then again in the second Parliament of William III and first and second Parliaments of Queen Anne. His son George Bowes

George Bowes

Sir George Bowes was an English Member of Parliament and coal proprietor.George Bowes was baptized on 4 September 1701, the youngest son of Sir William Bowes, MP, and Elizabeth Bowes...

later represented the County.